COP28: Exxon, Aramco, Occidental and More Pledge Methane Cuts - Bloomberg
COP28: Exxon, Aramco, Occidental and More Pledge Methane Cuts - Bloomberg
Exxon Among 50 Oil Producers in Controversial Climate Pact at COP28
- Companies pledge to stem releases of methane by 2030
- New methane-tracking program meant to hold them accountable
Attendees arrive at the Blue Zone on day three of the COP28 climate conference. Photographer: Annie Sakkab/Bloomberg
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Exxon Mobil Corp. and Saudi Arabia’s Aramco, the world’s largest private and state-sector oil companies, led a pledge by 50 oil and gas producers at the COP28 climate summit to cut emissions from their own operations.
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